Article
Genotypes and transmitted drug resistance among treatment-naive HIV-1-infected patients in a northwestern province, China: trends from 2003 to 2013.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhao Ke, Kang Wenzhen, Liu Qingquan, Li Yuan, Liu Qing, Jiang Wei, Zhuang Yan, Guo Zisheng, Yu Zhuoran, Li Xinhong, Wang Chunfu, Yao Na, Sun Yongtao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transmitted drug resistance (TDR) reduces the efficacy of initial antiretroviral treatment and has become a public health concern. Little information is available regarding the genetic diversity of HIV-1 and the prevalence of TDR among treatment-naïve patients in a northwestern province of China since the implementation of national free antiretroviral therapy (ART). METHODS: Blood samples from 372...
Topics
- Adult
- Anti-Retroviral Agents
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- China
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male
